American Direct-Hire / Limited Appointment
U. S. federal agencies represented at Embassy Kabul fill these positions in the United States. Direct-Hire positions are full-time, career positions. Normally, American citizen employees of these agencies fill direct-hire positions. Limited Non-career Appointment (LNA) positions are limited in time – usually for about one year – and are a way for people with specialized skills to contribute to the effort.
Some of the federal agencies currently represented at the Embassy Kabul are the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Defense (DOD). Information concerning positions with these agencies is available at:
Overall US Government Employment
www.usajobs.gov - Afghanistan
Department of State
http://careers.state.gov/ap-jobs/index.html
US Agency for International Development
http://www.usaid.gov/careers/
Department of Commerce:
www.commerce.gov/JobsCareerOpportunities/index.htm
Department of Justice:
http://www.usdoj.gov/06employment/06_1.html
Department of Homeland Security:
www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/
Department of Defense:
www.defenselink.mil/sites/r.html#Recruiting
Foreign Agriculture Service:
http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/jobs/jobs.asp
Federal Aviation Administration
http://www.faa.gov/jobs/
Department of theTreasury
http://treasury.gov/organization/employment/
Third-Country National
Some agencies offer positions for Third-Country nationals (TCNs), who are people from countries other than the United States or Afghanistan. These positions typically require specific technical qualifications. Please check the links above under Direct-Hire for information on TCN opportunities.